Rail joint and fastener.



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RAIL JOINT AED .FASTENER.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 1s, 1912.

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BENJAMIN F.' T-IZZAR-D, OF DAYTON, AND HARRY G. lEICavrBIB/I', OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

RAI'L JOINT AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

Application filed March 13, 1912. Serial No. 683,639.

To fifi whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN F. TIZ- zann and Hanny G. EGBERT, both citizens of the United States. residing at Dayton, in the ronnty otl Montgomery, and Cincinnati, enmity of Hamilton, and State of Ohio, rcspectively, have invented certain` new and useful Improvements in Rail Joints and Fasteners, of which the following is a speci-. titration. l

Our invention relates to railway appliances and particularly to rail fastening' means adapted to secure the rail throughout its length to thc ties, or to the road bed, and also for securing' the rails in registry one with the other at their juncture points.

The object of the invention is to simplify the structure as well as the means and mode of operation of such devices wherebjr they will not only be cheapened in construction, but will be more eiiicient in use, permittingl the rail to be easily and quickly adjusted to position or removed therefrom, affording great strength `and durability, adapted to prevent the lspreading of the rails, while at the same time readily permitting the expansion and contraction thereof due to the varying thermal conditions, and unlikely to get out of repair.

AlVith the above primary and other incidental objects in view as will more fully appear in the specification, the invention consists of the features of construction, the parts and combinations thereof, and' the mode of operation, or their equivalents, as hereinafter described and set forth in the claims. l

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of the railsupport-ing fastening units with the rail engaged therewith. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the unit from which the rail has been removed. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the cap plate by which the rail is secured in position. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the railway showing t-he construction as embedded in a road bed of grouting or in a con- 4 crete tie.

in a road bed of grouting or in concrete railay ties. The device comprlses two pedestal lllre members and 3 having enlarged bases'or lateral extending shoulders -l by1 which the pedestal like members 2 and 3 are securely anchored in the 'grouting of the road bed or wit-hin the concrete tie. The members 2 and 3 are -connected bya transverse connecting bar 5 whereby the members and .3 are maintained rigid in their relation one with the other andin conjunction with 'the transverse connecting bar 5 will forni a substantially U shaped integral unit. The transverse connecting bar 'being l0- cated adjacent to' the base of the members 2 and 3 permits the concrete or grouting to How above said transverse bar thereby further anchoring the unitv in the road bed or tie.

Each of the members 2 and 3 is provided A with an inward projecting ledge upon which the rail will rest. 'It is t0 be understood that the rail is further supportedintermediate the ledges 6 upon the grouting or concrete which has flowed between the meinbers 2 and 3 and above the transverse bar 5. In locating the unit in the road bed or concrete tie, the member is placed to the outer side of the rail. 4 This member 3 is extended upward and inward as shown at S over the bottoni flange T of the rail and bears against the vertical web 9. of the rail to positively secure the rail against lateral displacement. This construct-ion will eifectuall)Y prevent t-he spreading of the rails when subjected to great strain. The innermost member 2 terminates in a plane substantially level with the under side of the rail. A cap plate l0 is provided which is secured to the member 2 by means of a stud bolt l l after rail l `has been placed in position. The cap plate l() extends over thev bottom fiange of the rail upon the inner side thereof to a point adjacent to the web t). In order to insure proper alinement of the cap plate 10 the said plate is provided with longitudinal beads or ribs l2 which ei'igag-e corresponding grooved depressions 13 in' the top of the. member 1t is to be understood that the units thus described are arrangedin pairs. one opposite the other, but oppositely disposed, whereby the members 3 will be turned to the outward extreme sides. In order to facilitate the adjustment of the oppositely disposed members to and from each other to insure uniform gage in constructing the roadway there is provided a transverse conbe rotated to adjust each other.

necting rod 14, which engages the members 2 of the oppositely disposed units. The connecting rod 14 isv preferably provided lwith right and left hand threads at its eX- center is provided with tremities, and'in the a suitable head 15 to be enga-ged by a wrench or spanner,

'the units are to be embedded in the grouting of the roadway or in the concrete bf the tie to point Hush with the topv of the member 2. The devices are employed at various points throughout the length of the" rail and also at the junction point of adjacentvrails at which` position the portion 8 andthe can plate 10 will overlap the extremities of both rails. It is to be noted that while this construction will positively retain the rail against lateral displacement -in either direcv The device may to accommodate tion or anv vertical movement or vielding of the rail. it will nevertheless.readilvper- .mit longitudinal adjustment of the rail to compensate for expansion and contraction. be varied in its proportion rails of'diferent sizes and weights and to comply with 'different conditions of use.

From the above description; it will be apparent that there is thus'produced a rail joint and fastening means'of the character described, possessing the particular features of advantages before enumeratedv as desirable, but which obviously is susceptible of modification in its form, propprtion, detail construction andv arrangement of arts, without departing from the =princip e in volved or sacrificing any of its advantages;

' While in order the invention'has been herein described in language more or less specific as' to structural features, it is vto be understood that the invention is not limited to anyspecifc details, but that the' means and mechanism to comply with the statute, V

herein described, comprise but one mode of one side, and a removable plate on the other,

member adapted to overhang the'bott'om fiange of therail 2. In a rail fastenin device, supporting members arrangedfin pairs upon which the vparallel rails are adapted to rest, integral extensions on said supports adapted to eninward proj ecti n'gv on the opposite side, substantially as specied.

gage the bottom flanges of the rails on the i extreme vsides `of said parallel rails, removable cap plates carried b v the -supports'and engaging the bottom anges of the rails on `the inner sides of the' parallel rails, and a screw threaded adjustingFV link connecting members lmay be adjusted to and from each other, .substantially as specified. l

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto sel:` our hands this 6th day of March 1912. 'f BENJAMIN F. TIZZARD. t H. Gr EGBERT;-VM 'Witnesses HARRY F. NOIAN,

l 'i F. L. WALKE.

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